Impact of physical activity on the depression and self-care ability among Chinese older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: propensity score matching analysis
Moderate and light physical activity in older adults alleviates depression and improves instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and light physical activity improves the level of activities of daily living (ADLs).
Authors
- Zhixiong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-1429)
- Qiurui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0508-3418)
- Bing Zhan
- Wenjie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5285-8939)
- Qingzhu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3117-6573)
- Xiaotian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2682-0958)
- Zhenyang Gu
Institutions
- Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05705-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67